Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Afghanistan (AFG), officially Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (AFG), is a country in South Asia. Kabul, largest city of Afghanistan is the capital city of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan is administratively divided into 34 provinces. It is bordered by China to the northeast; Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan to the north; Pakistan to the east and south and Iran to the west.
General Information of Afghanistan
It is the world's 40th largest country by total area. With a population of more than 32 million people, it is the 44th most populous country in the world. The Afghanistan population is equivalent to 0.418% of the total world population.
Description | Details |
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Country | Afghanistan |
Hindi Name | अफ़ग़ानिस्तान |
Official Name | Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan |
National Flag | |
Region | South Asia |
Capital City | Kabul |
Largest City | Kabul |
State(s) | 34 provinces |
National languages | Pashto, Dari Persian |
Area rank | 40th |
Area | 652,230 Km2 |
Population rank | 44th |
Population | 32,225,560 |
Border Countries | China to the northeast; |
Demonym(s) | Afghan, Afghanistani |
Currency | Afghani (افغانی) (AFN) |
Time zone | UTC+04:30 |
Date format | DMY/YMD |
Driving side | Right |
Calling code | +93 |
ISO 3166 alpha code | AF (AFG) |
ISO 3166 numeric code | 4 |
Internet TLD | .af |
National Portal | www.president.gov.af/en/ |
Administrative divisions - Provinces of Afghanistan
Afghanistan is administratively divided into 34 provinces. The provinces of Afghanistan are the primary administrative divisions. The following is a list of all the 34 provinces in alphabetical order:
Sr. No. | Province (ISO Code) | Capital |
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1. | Badakhshan (BDS) | Fayzabad |
2. | Badghis (BDG) | Qala i Naw |
3. | Baghlan (BGL) | Puli Khumri |
4. | Balkh (BAL) | Mazar-i-Sharif |
5. | Bamyan (BAM) | Bamyan |
6. | Daykundi (DAY) | Nili |
7. | Farah (FRA) | Farah |
8. | Faryab (FYB) | Maymana |
9. | Ghazni (GHA) | Ghazni |
10. | Ghor (GHO) | Feroz Koh |
11. | Helmand (HEL) | Lashkargah |
12. | Herat (HER) | Herat |
13. | Jowzjan (JOW) | Sheberghan |
14. | Kabul (KAB) | Kabul |
15. | Kandahar (KAN) | Kandahar |
16. | Kapisa (KAP) | Mahmud-i-Raqi |
17. | Khost (KHO) | Khost |
18. | Kunar (KNR) | Asadabad |
19. | Kunduz (KDZ) | Kunduz |
20. | Laghman (LAG) | Mihtarlam |
21. | Logar (LOG) | Pul-i-Alam |
22. | Nangarhar (NAN) | Jalalabad |
23. | Nimruz (NIM) | Zaranj |
24. | Nuristan (NUR) | Parun |
25. | Paktia (PIA) | Gardez |
26. | Paktika (PKA) | Sharana |
27. | Panjshir (PAN) | Bazarak |
28. | Parwan (PAR) | Charikar |
29. | Samangan (SAM) | Samangan |
30. | Sar-e Pol (SAR) | Sar-e Pol |
31. | Takhar (TAK) | Taloqan |
32. | Uruzgan (URU) | Tarinkot |
33. | Maidan Wardak (WAR) | Maidan Shar |
34. | Zabul (ZAB) | Qalat |
Largest cities or towns in Afghanistan
The following is a list of TOP 10 Largest cities or towns in Afghanistan in ranking order:
Rank | City - Province |
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1. | Kabul - Kabul Province |
2. | Kandahar - Kandahar Province |
3. | Herat - Herat Province |
4. | Mazar-i-Sharif - Balkh Province |
5. | Jalalabad - Nangarhar Province |
6. | Kunduz - Kunduz Province |
7. | Taloqan - Takhar Province |
8. | Puli Khumri - Baghlan Province |
9. | Ghazni - Ghazni Province |
10. | Khost - Khost Province |
Google Map of Afghanistan
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This page was last edited on 2021-05-10